1. the act or process of drawing out, evoking, or bringing forth information, a response, or a fact from someone or something
Usage: commonly used in educational, psychological, and investigative contexts
2. in linguistics and language teaching, a technique in which a teacher or interviewer prompts a learner or subject to produce language or information rather than providing it directly
Usage: technical term in education and applied linguistics

Examples

• The teacher's skillful elicitation of student responses encouraged deeper thinking.
• Through careful elicitation, the detective gathered crucial details from the witness.
• The researcher used elicitation techniques to understand the participant's true beliefs.
• Language teachers often rely on elicitation to help students practice speaking.
• The elicitation of emotional responses in the audience made the performance memorable.
• Elicitation of feedback from customers helped improve the product design.